Aged care compounds becoming soft crime targets

crimeHOUSTON: Retirement communities and skilled nursing homes imply a level of elevated safety in their commercial pitch to prospective customers.

But evidence is mounting that age-apartheid compounds are increasingly becoming soft crime targets and the care sector is trashing its reputation by doing nothing to effectively Read More »

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Vitamin B12 may be a solution for dementia

1NEW YORK: Scientists have searched hard for a miracle cure that will prevent dementia and help aging individuals retain their sanity. One study has suggested that vitamin B12, which has been a common injection for weight loss, might help aging individuals keep their minds as they Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

trophyNEW YORK: The five hundred and eighty-fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.

A retirement flats developer has exhibited plans for its proposed new development on the site of a former Devon County Council skilled nursing home.

McCarthy and Stone displayed plans Read More »

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Japanese investment firm to buy Tokyo-area nursing home group

1BOSTON: A Japanese investment company will take control of unlisted SC Holdings, which includes more than 120 assisted-living facilities and skilled nursing homes mainly in the greater Tokyo area.

Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko, founded by former members of U.S. private equity company TPG Capital, will acquire Read More »

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